10 BEST Florida Native Plants to ATTRACT BIRDS and Create Winter Interest

Join me today while I discuss 10+ Florida Native Plants that create Winter Interest. These Berry Plants will not only attract birds to your garden but add color and can be used as hedge lines, small statement trees or privacy hedges.
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0:00 Howdy
0:57 Firebush
4:11 Shiny Wild Coffee
7:40 Silver Buttonwood
10:15 Dahoon Holly
12:52 Weeping Yaupon Holly
15:25 Marlberry
17:13 Bahama Strongback
18:54 Fiddlewood
21:38 Snowberry
24:14 Bird Pepper

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[whomeverwherever]

Prettiest bird I’ve ever seen in my St Pete backyard was an Indigo Bunting. Absolutely beautiful. Very rare sighting!

[LeekleManE]

If anyone liked the Silver Buttonwood but doesn't live near a native nursery (2 hr drive for me), I found Silver Buttonwoods at my local Lowe's. Or more specifically, the pot I picked up had two Buttonwoods in it. I got it home dunked the rootball into a 5 gal bucket and let it soak for 30 mins before gently separating the two plants and repotting them to rest until after last frost.

[lauramac]

LOVE this video, wonderful timing thank you!

[MagpieMarconi]

Snowberry will HAVE to go in! Thank you so much for including it on this list. I've never heard it discussed (though I think I've seen it) but I love that the berry is white and I double love the idea of supporting endangered butterflies.

[KtKayGardenerForLife]

The fiddlewood flowers smell good! Almost jasmine like. I also got tons of compliments on it from guests over recently.

[SouthernLatitudesFL]

Now I am finished watching. Excellent list!!! So many new ones to me. That snowberry looks great too.

[frederickwessling]

Thank you for this great list, another great aspect of Yaupon Holly especially the Weeping help on Holly is it makes a very decent tea that not only has a respectable amount of caffeine but also full of antioxidants

[sandkdearing]

I never heard of Marlberry before! Going to ask my native nursery next visit

[kellyfitzgerald]

Awesome videos! Happy to find this series and I'll definitely visit Sweet Bay once I have my garden plan mapped out. 😊

[johnliberty]

Birds eat ticks, a bird feeder saved my tick infested property. Humming birds loved my fire bush.
Off topic, I found a monarch caterpillar on some hibiscus I was propagating at Scrubland Farmz. Sam the owner took it and placed it on the ideal plant for the critter and came back to tell me it was a Monarch. I am not a butterfly guy but I know they are beneficial so I do what I can to advance them through life. I now can spot the monarch caterpillar. 🐛

[-jd]

Sweet Bay Native Nursery is the best! Very knowledgeable staff. The girls are so nice.

[shelhuff]

Thanks for pushing the snowberry. Those blue butterflies really need to come off the endangered list. Too gorgeous!🦋🦋🦋

[georginablumel]

I am absolutely in love with that silver buttonwood and snowberry now!! I’m going to need both of these! Do you think you could plant the snowberry under the buttonwood?

[roovy]

Love this video!
In the future I'd appreciate video discussing Marlberry vs shoebutton I think is the name. One is native and beneficial and the other is invasive and they look so similar and are in the same family. It's confusing trying to tell them apart.

[mwnemo]

Another plant that is fruiting right now is Florida Privet. I’ve seen birds on mine right now. You need multiple to get a male and female.

[SouthernLatitudesFL]

I need to look more into that Silver Buttonwood! Is the root system really compact or does it stretch out far? I am looking for something 12 ft but doesn't make a huge root system. I have underground pool pipes.

[Mirkwoodsqueen]

How is my garden growing? IDK I had to move and leave everything I had growing. My landlord decided to sell and told us to move in under 60 days. We pulled out of Hillsborough county on Oct 31 at 8am. Arrived at our "new" house around 10:20am in the lower section of N. Fl. Rocks. Why do they put rocks in their planting beds up here??? Old former Retirement community. Now family, and retirement area. Most of our lots in this neighborhood are 1/4 acre. I managed to bring 1 Moringa, 1 Papaya, 1 Curry leaf, Italian Oregano, Longevity Spinach, Parsley, Rosemary, Hot peppers 3 types, Basil, Cuban Oregano, and Aloe. The other plants I brought did not survive. So we are putting in raised beds. (2 gifted from former neighbor Thank you K!!! ) I have 4 Round Pots that are same height as raised bed. So mini raised beds. Grow bags... My husband picked up starter trays, soil and some seeds Monday. SO I started seeds yesterday in our Fl. Room Window that gets full sun for about 7 hrs. Not much growing. Not much of anything...

[conniecrites]

Love this list. I will be adding some of them to my yard.😊

[ortizurbangarden]

I know this is considered a tree not a shrub but what are your thoughts on crape myrtles? I've been doing a little research and it seems there are differing opinions on whether or not they are invasive. Invasive potential because of how much seed they produce but also potentially beneficial for the amount of birds they feed. Not to mention how beautiful they are. Thoughts?

[lynns.fischer]

Love the silver buttonwoods. I have 6.